EWU Press now sponsors the Blue Lynx Prize for Poetry (formerly the Spokane Prize for Poetry). Publication plus a $1500 cash prize. To be considered for the prize, send a book-length manuscript (no less than 48 pages) of poems, an SASE for notification, and a $25 dollar reading fee made out to “EWU Press”. Deadline for submissions is May 15, 2007.

Eastern Washington University Press
705 West First Ave.
Spokane, WA 99201

All United States authors, regardless of publication history, are eligible. Manuscripts must contain page numbers and a table of contents. There is no maximum page count and poems may have been previously published in journals, anthologies, or limited edition volumes. “Selected Poems”* collections will not be considered.

2006 Blue Lynx Prize Winner– judged by Christopher Buckley Revolt of the Crash-test Dummies, by Jim Daniels of Pittsburgh, PA

Judging is anonymous.
The winning manuscript will be published by Eastern Washington University Press. Failure to follow guidelines will result in disqualification. No manuscripts or fees will be returned. Please do not send cash. * “Selected Poems” refers to poems previously published in books.